Steve Sarkisian inherited a tough schedule for the start of his tenure as the head coach of the Texas Longhorns. Much like Tom Herman, who drew the innocuous challenge of playing Maryland, Sarkisian ...

Everyone knows what's coming from Texas this next season. As soon as Steve Sarkisian and his staff were hired, there were infographics going up on Twitter about how Sark likes to feature a bell cow r...

Evaluating a recruiting class is a nuanced art. There are a dozen metrics you can use and each have their shortcomings and oversights. The post Gameplan: Can Texas still put together a championship c...

Texas’ offensive coordinator and offensive line coach Kyle Flood has an interesting puzzle to solve in the coming fall camp. For most of the offseason the assumption has been Texas would carry on t...

What trait does Texas’ best teams since the Darrell K Royal era all share in common? The post Gameplan: Defending “DBU” appeared first on Inside Texas....

The idea of a two-running back offensive formation has long captivated the imagination of fans and Longhorns are no different. Star running backs, even in the modern game, can have a major impact and...

In some of their recent clinics, Steve Sarkisian and his staff have been pretty forthcoming about what they’re up to in Austin. Both in Sark’s Nike clinic spot which has shown up here and there o...

You don’t want to take too much away from a spring game when it comes to X’s and O’s, but Pete Kwiatkowski showed some interesting dimensions to his defense in Texas' public scrimmage. They wer...

With 22 seconds remaining in the first half, the Orange squad led by quarterback Casey Thompson was looking to score. Thompson orchestrated a two-minute drill and put his team in position to extend i...

Steve Sarkisian built a solid relationship with Xavier Worthy while being pursued by Alabama last fall. The four-star decided he wanted to play for Sark after all. The post Xavier Worthy to Texas ap...

It’s hard to top the 2016 Orange and White game for being one of the most revelatory spring scrimmages Texas has ever had. I had two substantial takeaways from watching it, the first was the bigges...

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For Steve Sarkisian and his staff, this spring is going to be a highly informative one as they seek to probe this roster and discern what summer and fall need to look like in order for year one to be...

If there was one flaw in the Texas roster waiting for Steve Sarkisian and his staff, it was at the crucial “edge” defensive position. When Tom Herman took over in Austin it was a program strength...

Texas landed an Arlington Martin linebacker in the 2021 class in Morice Blackwell and decided it wanted an Arlington Martin linebacker in the 2022 class. The post Trevell Johnson commits to Texas ap...

It’s obvious to everyone around Texas football what the strategy will be for winning games in 2021, year one of the Steve Sarkisian era. You had only to watch a few of the late season games to have...

Steve Sarkisian isn’t done with the 2021 class just yet. Mansfield Legacy defensive end David Abiara has committed to Texas. The post David Abiara commits to Texas appeared first on Inside Texas....

On the eve before signing day for the 2021 cycle, Texas is making more moves in 2022. Texas gained the commitment Tuesday of the No. 1 running back in the Inside Texas Top 75, Klein Cain's Jaydon Blu...

With the hire of Montana State head coach Jeff Choate as inside linebackers coach and co-defensive coordinator, Steve Sarkisian’s staff is now complete. There are some helpful breadcrumbs in some o...

Pete Kwiatkowski has caught my eye many times over the years for what he's done as a defensive coordinator out west. One of his initial wins was serving as the D-line coach for the 2006 Boise State B...

Colorado wasn't a great team this season. The Pac-12 is really approaching a sad state of affairs these days. Last year's 10-win league runner-up was squashed by Texas. This year's 5-1 Colorado drew ...

In the last Scoop, everyone got to hear the names of some targets Texas will be investigating in the pursuit of replacing Tom Herman. Most of the names were already established or obvious with one si...

What is the head coach of Texas in 2021 inheriting in terms of the roster? The post Gameplan: How can Texas win with the 2021 roster? appeared first on Inside Texas....

The season came down to a 57-yard field goal attempt by Cameron Dicker, which couldn't have been what Tom Herman envisioned for the decisive moment of his time at Texas. The post 5 Quick Thoughts: To...

There’s some potential for trouble in the postponement of Texas’ road trip to Lawrence to play the Jayhawks. Three different troubling scenarios now loom for the Longhorns. Scenario one sees Okla...

Texas has now escaped two of the most dangerous games on the schedule in consecutive weeks. The road trip to Stillwater was the obvious test for the season. Mike Gundy’s Cowboys this season often f...

Texas hosts the Mountaineers of West Virginia today. Get your staff prognostications and more in the Roundtable. The post IT Roundtable – WVU appeared first on Inside Texas....

Join Inside Texas' Joe Cook and Ian Boyd as they discuss Texas versus Oklahoma State. The post Inside Texas Post-Game Facebook LIVE appeared first on Inside Texas....

Catch up on all the news surrounding Texas Football as they take on the Oklahoma State Cowboys at 3 p.m. The post Inside Texas Game Day Primer – Oklahoma State appeared first on Inside Texas....

Join Justin Wells and Ian Boyd as they discuss Texas versus Baylor on Facebook Live. The post Inside Texas Post-Game Facebook LIVE – Baylor appeared first on Inside Texas....

Vegas’ opening line for the upcoming Baylor game was Texas -10.5. It has since moved to Texas -8.5, perhaps due to a complete collapse of faith in betting Longhorn fans that their head coach has an...

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The 2020 season is clearly pretty unique with its own place in history due to COVID and the abnormal scheduling. The Red River Shootout should also be bizarre and interesting due to the limited seati...

Texas versus TCU is finally here. How does the Inside Texas staff see the game shaking out? The post Inside Texas Roundtable – TCU appeared first on Inside Texas....

I’m not sure if there’s anything Gary Patterson likes more than beating Texas. The big Horned Frog has been coaching in Texas for a long time now, more than enough time to build up a competitive ...

Miss anything Texas Longhorns in the past week? The IT Gameday Primer has you covered. The post Inside Texas Gameday Primer – Texas Tech appeared first on Inside Texas....

Texas addressed a need for offensive linemen in the 2021 class with Friday's addition of Houston Strake Jesuit's Max Merril. The post Recruiting: Max Merril commits to Texas appeared first on Inside ...

UT's Class of 2022 was already off to a nice start. Snatching a commitment from Port Arthur Memorial four-star Jaylon Guilbeau only adds to the momentum. The post Recruiting: 2022 DB Jaylon Guilbeau...

Justin Wells and Ian Boyd break down Texas' 59-3 victory versus UTEP on Facebook Live. The post Inside Texas Post-Game Facebook Live – UTEP appeared first on Inside Texas....

There are few more effective methods for evaluating a team in the preseason than to consider everything that needs to go right, everything that could go wrong, and then to balance them on the ledger....

With the commitment of 5-star quarterback Quinn Ewers from Southlake Carroll, Texas tapped into one of the most precious resources within the entire state. Much like when a West Texas prospector find...

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The early reports from voluntary 7-on-7 portions of practice at Texas included the news that the offense is mixing in more reps with four receivers on the field, or 10 personnel. That has potentially...

Start spreading the news. The Texas Longhorns gained the commitment of 2022 Lancaster WR Phaizon Wilson on Friday. With his verbal pledge, Wilson becomes the first member of Texas' 2022 recruiting c...

Jay Boulware had Everman's Juan Davis committed but was searching for another tight end to add to the 2021 class. His search ended in Colorado. Gunnar Helm from Cherry Creek High School in Englewood,...

Tom Herman runs a “bell cow” offense at Texas. That’s a common trait for pro-style offenses of all varieties, including the pro-spread vision guiding the Longhorns. Most people understand the i...

Texas cornerbacks coach Jay Valai just went back to back. 2021 cornerback Jamier Johnson from John Muir High School in Pasadena, CA committed to Texas on Friday. The post Recruiting: Jamier Johnson p...

Ultimately, Texas needs to win the Big 12 in 2020. This team’s confidence, judging by the tumultuous offseason and their track record under Tom Herman in the last few seasons, probably needs some e...

The second quarter of the Texas schedule is always the most consequential part of the season. The post Gameplan: The 2020 Red River Shootout, K-State, WVU appeared first on Inside Texas....

Tom Herman’s first complete recruiting class in 2018 was nearly an ideal group for competing in the Big 12. There were multiple promising athletes on the offensive line, weapons like Keaontay Ingra...

Texas wants to add two running backs to its 2021 class. One down, one to go. The post Recruiting: 2021 RB Jonathon Brooks chooses the Longhorns appeared first on Inside Texas....

Heading into 2018 there just wasn’t a ton of optimism about the Texas Longhorns. The 2017 team was expected to be pretty good because Tom Herman was inheriting a solid offense from Charlie Strong, ...

Chris Ash is entering a brutal world taking on Big 12 offenses. The conference is a graveyard for defensive coaches that has laid low many a rising star who’d shown so much promise in stopping the ...

The Longhorns' Class of 2021 got a boost Sunday when Landen King committed to the Longhorns. The post King chooses the Longhorns appeared first on Inside Texas....

Normally spring would bring practices and the orange and white game, offering up a lot of clarity on the depth chart and pecking order on the team. Assuming they didn't do another of those terrible d...

Todd Orlando is no longer the defensive coordinator at Texas in no small part because in 2019 he squandered some of the best pass-rushing personnel Texas has fielded in years. Despite having a dream ...

Tom Herman had to make one of the most important decisions of his career this offseason after “reassigning” Tim Beck from offensive coordinator. The obvious narrative that Herman has encouraged w...

Back in 2017, Mike Yurcich was one of the early victims of the inverted Tampa 2’s initial pass through the league. Iowa State threw the scheme at Texas, who struggled mightily with it, then used it...

Texas fans recently got to hear from all of the new staff that will be trying to restart Longhorn football into the new decade and preserve Tom Herman’s place in it. The post Inside the Gameplan: ...

Tom Herman’s biggest decision this offseason was deciding what steps to take on offense. Was he going to overhaul the approach with a hire like Graham Harrell? Tweak things with another power-sprea...

The conventional wisdom going into this game was that 11-2 Utah who always plays with a chip on their shoulders was going to pound disappointing, coordinator-less Texas in the Alamo Bowl. The problem...

The 2020 season will hinge on what Tom Herman does with the vacant offensive coordinator office. This team has a few cornerstone pieces to build around on offense in QB Sam Ehlinger, LT Sam Cosmi (an...

Welcome to the Big 12, (new Texas staffers)! The post Inside the Gameplan: How to win the Big 12, a guide for new hires appeared first on Inside Texas....

Get the latest Inside Scoop on team and recruiting from Eric Nahlin, Justin Wells, and Joe Cook, X's and O's breakdowns from Scipio Tex and Ian Boyd, Tim Preston's basketball insight, and so much mor...

Miss anything in the week that was regarding Texas football? The IT Gameday primer has you covered. The post IT Gameday Primer – Texas Tech appeared first on Inside Texas....

In the Big 12 conference, coaching staffs are pretty ruthless about game planning to personnel. The nature of a spread league is such that if teams can find a weak spot on your depth chart, they can ...

Somehow there’s still an outside shot of Texas making the Big 12 championship game. They don’t really deserve it, having blown the Iowa State and TCU games with ridiculous mistakes while also nea...

Texas’ inherent advantage against downhill, ball control teams bore out again in their 27-24 victory over Kansas State. As skilled and multiple as the Wildcat senior OL and run game may be, Texas h...

Chris Klieman seems to have unlocked the secret to winning with Bill Snyder’s roster. The Wildcats have a savvy QB who can run, a solid collection of blocking “ancillaries” at TE and FB, an OL ...

Sometimes, staying close to home is your best option. So when Texas offered the 2020 Hutto ATH on Monday night, he committed on the spot. The post STAYING HOME: Hutto’s Dajon Harrison pledges UT ...

Texas’ 37-27 defeat in Fort Worth to TCU was a complete catastrophe. It was the punctuation mark on what is quickly turning into a nightmare season for the Longhorns in which a wildly talented and ...

With multiple new starters facing a Kansas offense that has shown much greater competence and had a bye week to prepare under a hotshot young OC, Texas' defense was in a decisive game. This was a tim...

For the second time in a row, Lincoln Riley successfully out-coached Tom Herman in this series and in particular caught him with his defensive staff's gameplan. Texas understandably went into this ga...

Miss anything in the week that was in Longhorn Football? Catch up here with the IT Gameday Primer. The post Inside Texas Gameday Primer – WVU appeared first on Inside Texas....

Conference play is here, and Texas has an opportunity to beat Oklahoma State for just the second time this decade. The IT Staff looks at keys to the game and other intriguing matchups throughout the ...

Texas secured a good victory that included some nice stats for star Sam Ehlinger and a lot of snaps for freshman and back-ups. Several players that will likely redshirt this season got in on the acti...

All the practice and team reports, latest on injuries, Texas-Rice previews, and everything you need to get ready for an old Southwest Conference rival. The post IT Gameday Primer – Rice appeared f...

It's finally here. The game everyone has been waiting for since the end of the Sugar Bowl. The post Inside Texas Gameday Primer – 9/7/19 appeared first on Inside Texas....

Ian joins this week to discuss his new e-book, UT's upcoming foe, and games of note in the coming months. The post The Eyes Pod: Ep. 29 – Flyover Football, La Tech, a look at the conference slate ...

Ta'Quon Graham. Jared Wiley. Now you can call Quentin Johnston the next Temple Wildcat to join the Longhorn family. The post Johnston continues Temple to Texas pipeline appeared first on Inside Texas...

Football is its own language. The post The 2019 Inside Texas Football Glossary appeared first on Inside Texas....

Texas head coach Tom Herman and assistant Derek Warehime made 2021 Everman (Fort Worth) TE Juan Davis a priority from the early stages of his recruitment. Today, Davis decided that Texas was the pla...

With two 2020 QBs locked up, Tom Herman and Tim Beck scoured the state and nation for their signal-caller in the next class and found what they were looking for just outside Houston. The post ’21 Q...

I only briefly interacted with Lincoln Riley during the televised presser with the following question which generated a decidedly annoyed response: The post On the Oklahoma defense appeared first on ...

While at Texas, Tom Herman has often recruited or targeted a quarterback from one of the state's top high school football powerhouses. Today, Herman was able to land a commitment from Duncanville fou...

Longhorn legend Jamaal Charles is signing a one-day contract with the Kansas City Chiefs today so he can retire as a part of their franchise. The post Remembering the greatness of the retiring Jamaal...

Re-watching the spring game I was getting a vague sense of deja vu that I finally sorted out as I reviewed the notes. It was like watching one of those old Red River Shootouts where Bob Stoops and Br...

The first 50 minutes are with Ian Boyd regarding spring ball. The next 30 minutes are so are with Joe Cook regarding the ‘other’ spring ball. The post The Eyes of Texas are Upodcast: Ep. 17 – S...

Eric Nahlin and Ian Boyd celebrate the second National Signing Day by looking at the complete 2019 class and explaining how each member could contribute to the Longhorn football program. The post The...

We discuss the Sugar Bowl, what we know about UT going forward, Hurts to OU, the Big 12 landscape, and Ian’s five favorite signees on each side of the ball. The post The Eyes of Texas are Upodcast:...

The final game of Tom Herman's second season as the Texas Longhorn head coach takes place in New Orleans against a tough Georgia Bulldogs team. The IT Staff looks at what Texas needs to do in order t...

AUSTIN -- With Texas’ two starting inside linebackers set to graduate, Tom Herman saw the need to find a prospect ready to compete upon arrival in Austin. He found one from the JUCO ranks in Fuller...

It was an inspired performance by the Sooners, who managed a stronger defensive effort than they'd shown in some previous game, and who mostly protected the ball despite Texas regularly forcing Kyler...

The Big 12 is really happy to see the Red River Rematch. Oklahoma is surely pleased as well since a playoff résumé of “we beat every team we've played this season” looks like a lock to put them...

This team doesn't know how to win any other way than ugly. Perhaps next year they'll have a team that can just blister teams on both sides of the ball and consistently overpower weak teams on the roa...

With only a month until National Signing Day, four-star Myron Warren needed to see Austin before making his decision. Mission accomplished. The post Texas lands Myron Warren appeared first on Inside...

There's a lot at stake in Austin this weekend. Big 12 championship chances, Senior Night, and DKR's 500th game. The post IT Roundtable – Iowa State appeared first on Inside Texas....

Ian joins Eric to review Texas Tech and discuss Kliff Kingsbury, provide a look at Iowa State and Matt Campbell, and go over the Big 12 Conference race. Finally, the two touch on some of the visitors...

Texas-Tech game predictions, standouts, Game of the Week and Upset of the Week. All in the IT Roundtable. The post IT Roundtable – Tech appeared first on Inside Texas....

This week's Roundtable welcomes Dana Holgorsen to Austin for the fourth time as Mountaineer head coach. The post IT Roundtable – WVU appeared first on Inside Texas....

Here are my Five Quick Thoughts following Oklahoma State's 38-35 win over No. 6 Texas tonight. That game had the makings of another classic in which Texas gave up a big lead to OSU early only to rip ...

No. 6 Texas will be looking for its seventh consecutive win this season with a winning performance in Stillwater on Saturday night. The Inside Texas staff delivers the Texas-Oklahoma State previews, ...

Ian Boyd joins Eric Nahlin to discuss team evolution, preview of Oklahoma State as well as the rest of the schedule, and recruiting needs heading into next year. The post The Eyes of Texas are Upodca...

Texas looks to continue its five-game winning streak this week against the visiting Bears of Baylor. The IT staff looks at keys to the game, as well as other news and notes around the country in the ...

The 2018 Red River Shootout was a culmination of themes that have been bubbling under the surface for both teams since last season. Texas embraced tempo and attacked the Sooner secondary early while ...

The biggest game of the year is here between 4-1 Texas and 5-0 Oklahoma. The IT staff gives predictions, analyzes what needs to happen for Texas to win, and gives a favorite memory from the rivalry. ...

Coming off a big win over No. 22 USC last Saturday, Texas takes on a more formidable foe in the Frogs from Fort Worth. No. 17 TCU comes to Austin to open Big 12 play vs the Longhorns. We've got game ...

The season is here, so the Inside Texas staff takes you through what the Longhorns need to do to succeed on Sunday, their picks of the week, and predictions for Big 12 champions, CFP teams, and Heism...

The 2018 Preview Magazine is here. It includes a Q&A with Tom Herman from Justin Wells, profiles of Kris Boyd and Patrick Vahe by Mike Blackwell, Joe Cook's summary of Herman's offensive principl...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Ok -- The wide receiver class of 2019 is coming together. Texas head coach Tom Herman, OC Tim Beck, and outside WRs coach Drew Mehringer went north of the Red River for the latest comm...

AUSTIN -- Texas' out of state recruiting campaign in the 2019 class continues, once again in California. 2019 Lakewood (CA) Mayfair 4-star safety Chris Adimora committed to Texas today. Adimora had c...

It all has to start somewhere. It's a lot easier when it starts with a quarterback. Today, Texas grabbed its first 2020 pledge when Lake Travis QB committed to Texas. The post Card becomes first me...

CHANDLER, Az -- When building the Class of 2019, Tom Herman needed a premier tight end to go with the #fUTure19. So he went to Arizona and found a stud. Chandler's 3-star tight end Brayden Liebrock c...

This week's Notebook starts in Cali with a running back looking for a new home, then we head south to Louisiana for an athlete near the LSU campus, then we head down I-10 to South Houston for a look ...

It's fun to watch Texas play football again, isn't it? There was a lot to take in with this game, normally there are 11 guys to try and eyeball on a given play for your team but in the spring game th...

AUSTIN -- Texas will have a big need at linebacker heading into the 2019 season. De'Gabriel Floyd's committment today will help address that need. 2019 Westlake Village (CA) Westlake LB De'Gabriel Fl...

As a part of my review of the offense from last season I found another fun chessboard battle between everyone's favorite B12 coordinators, Tim Beck and Mike Stoops. The post Tim Beck vs Mike Stoops a...

AUSTIN -- After signing a stellar class in 2018, Texas had one more rather large hole to fill before it embarks on the new season; a left tackle. Mission accomplished. Former Westlake OL, Rice transf...